Ekeke
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No hes okay.You really hate him, don't you?
Didnt do any better than the players you mentioned last night though
No hes okay.You really hate him, don't you?
I think he was a bit out of the game. Did his job defensively but did not contribute at all to the attack in the way a fullback must.No hes okay.
Didnt do any better than the players you mentioned last night though
I remember that moment. Wasn't worried at all like I would have been with LindelofHe did well, should have closed Coutinho down faster but IIRC that was his first shot, maybe he surprised Smalling.
I remember a chase with Suarez near the end of the match and since it was Smalling there was no doubt who would win the ball. He is still by a distance the best defender at the club.
That was fecking hilariousWhen he smashed the ball straight out of play after 5 minutes you could tell what sort of game he'd have.
Yeah, he is part of the problem. He maybe the best of a bad bunch, but he should be on the chopping board as the rest. Unfortunately, we can't just sell every player and he will survive another year.When he smashed the ball straight out of play after 5 minutes you could tell what sort of game he'd have.
Pretty much..When he smashed the ball straight out of play after 5 minutes you could tell what sort of game he'd have.
No CB wins every header. He challenges for and wins the most out of all CBs at the top clubs. But sometimes he's going to get outjumped, or will make a mistake. Today he was outjumped by a fantastic early leap from another player.Isn't he supposed to be our best defender at defending specifically, and especially in the air?
The first goal today, he lost to his mark. And the same thing in prev game vs Barca, he lost the air battle.
What happen to him...
He took an aggressive position to try and win the header. Thats fine but he didnt get a clean connection on it knocking it forward, which is what he has to do after making that choice to be aggressive. So it is a mistake when paired with the fact he didnt smash through the ball giving himself time to get back.His lack of composure on the ball lead to their first goal. His positioning for Walcott's goal is also just criminal. His cheerleaders will be singing his praises though.
He isn't even England regular mate. You don't win titles with these players playing at centre back. It's our problem since last 6 years.No CB wins every header. He challenges for and wins the most out of all CBs at the top clubs. But sometimes he's going to get outjumped, or will make a mistake. Today he was outjumped by a fantastic early leap from another player.
De Gea is supposed to be a specialist at shot stopping, but Digne and Sigurdsson both beat him with a shot from outside the box. Does that mean he's not a good shot stopper? No it means the opponent had a really good shot and on this occasion De Gea didnt manage to save it.
That said perhaps you need more than 1 single player on the pitch thats strong in the air. Just a thought.
He's a United regular and we've won more trophies than England have recently.He isn't even England regular mate. You don't win titles with these players playing at centre back. It's our problem since last 6 years.
I think you'll find he made 12.7365 forward passes today.To be fair, Calvert-Lewin is really good in the air. That said, the age old problem with Smalling is that he's garbage on the ball. Everton were letting him have it today and we were trapped.
He is a united regular and that's one of the reasons we have missed champions league 4 times out of 6 years he has been there at this club overrating his performances he puts against mediocre teams. He absolutely gets smashed by top teams and many times against average teams too.He's a United regular and we've won more trophies than England have recently.
Unless they got a trophy for beating some bad teams by a goal from a set piece at the world cup
Actually each time we missed the champions league he was our best defender. So you should look next to him and in the 9 outfield places around him. Would be interesting to see how he does playing next to a CB as good as he is.He is a united regular and that's one of the reasons we have missed champions league 4 times out of 6 years he has been there at this club overrating his performances he puts against mediocre teams. He absolutely gets smashed by top teams and many times against average teams too.
He won't get into any of Barcelona Madrid juventus Bayern current city and Liverpool side. Why should he get into united?
This defence is why we have missed ucl for 4 years while being owned in ucl for those 2 years we have made it.
That stuff comes from average over a period of games. I'm assuming he made it up or somethingHow the heck does any player make .7365 of any sort of pass. Sometimes you just have to laugh. Did it not seem just a tad bit odd when you wrote it. .7365 of a pass it just beggars belief that some out there believe it can be achieved.
It was a joke. Usually when someone says how useless he is on the ball his fan club will come and remind you that he actually made more sideways passes than anyone else on the pitch, and he's actually quite good on the ball compared to Lindelof.How the heck does any player make .7365 of any sort of pass. Sometimes you just have to laugh. Did it not seem just a tad bit odd when you wrote it. .7365 of a pass it just beggars belief that some out there believe it can be achieved.
That tells about the state of this club and defense than about him. His best is as good as 3rd or 4th choice in a club fighting for major titles.Actually each time we missed the champions league he was our best defender. So you should look next to him and in the 9 outfield places around him. Would be interesting to see how he does playing next to a CB as good as he is.
I mean, I dont outright disagree with you. But for now he's our best CB so I'd change the other CB and the RB before taking Smalling out.That tells about the state of this club and defense than about him. His best is as good as 3rd or 4th choice in a club fighting for major titles.
He's done that in the last 3 games and we've conceded 8 goals. I think we all hope that experiment is over.Actually each time we missed the champions league he was our best defender. So you should look next to him and in the 9 outfield places around him. Would be interesting to see how he does playing next to a CB as good as he is.